Mars
Building Blocks of Life Can Form on Cold, Rocky Planets — Anywhere
Our old friend and headline-maker is back in the news. Meteorite ALH84001 -- the Mars rock that sent the world…
Future Mars Explorers Might Only See the Planet from Orbit
When the first humans travel to Mars, the journey will be dangerous. Perhaps the most dangerous part will be the…
NASA’s Spirit Rover, Seen from Above
Just in case you needed more evidence that yes, there are robots from Earth roving around on Mars, check out…
Have a Very Martian Christmas
There will never be a better time to ask Santa for a telescope than this Christmas! Over the last few…
New Images of the Martian Moons: Phobos and Deimos
With a fleet of spacecraft orbiting Mars, and rovers crawling across its surface, there's a flood of images of the…
Meteorites Reveal Mars’ Past: Molten Surface, Thick Atmosphere
If Mars ever had water flowing on its surface, as the many canyons and riverbed-like features on the Red Planet…
Ancient Salt Deposits in a Martian Crater
Here's an interesting image released today captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It's of an unnamed crater on Mars in…
Mars Rovers’ Mission Extended Yet Again
NASA originally expected they'd only last a few months, but the plucky Martian rovers are still crawling across the surface…
Maunder Crater on Mars
Seen one Martian crater and you've seen them all right? Well, check this one out. It's an image of Maunder…
High Resolution Views of Potential Mars Landing Sites
Mission planners for the Mars Science Laboratory have quite a challenge on their hands. Where should they land the rover…